Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.5
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.5
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The word “Yindu” was first used in the Tang period in Xuanzang’s *Buddhist Records of the Western World*, ‘*juan* 2’. In *Summaries of Yindu - Interpretation of Names*, it is written: “there were many translations of Tianzhu’s name such as Sindu, Sindo. Now let us comply with the legitimate pronunciation and call it Yindu”. However, afterwards, historical documents of the Song period still called India “Tianzhu” and “Sindhu”.